A seated priest (?) shows to an audience a written scroll in one hand while he points with the other hand to symbols of power and wealth. Engraving by G. Scotin after Desmarestz.

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A seated priest (?) shows to an audience a written scroll in one hand while he points with the other hand to symbols of power and wealth. Engraving by G. Scotin after Desmarestz.